Storyliner use cases

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Video guides

Learn Storyliner one task at a time. Choose a short guide for managing your account, reading and exploring stories, developing your own work, or collaborating with another writer.

Account · For readers · For writers · Co-writing

Video guide What you will learn Length
Explore the Storyliner platform Explore the Storyliner platform See how readers discover books and how writers plan, develop, publish, and collaborate on Storyliner. 1:00

Account

Set up your Storyliner identity, profile, subscriptions, and writer finances.

Video guide What you will learn Length
Set up your reader account Set up your reader account Configure a reader picture, nickname, theme, reading preferences, and Reader Premium trial or subscription. 1:10
Become a writer on Storyliner Become a writer on Storyliner Configure a writer avatar, pen name, coauthor contact email, and writer subscription. 0:43
Use writer referral codes Use writer referral codes Understand how referral codes reward an existing writer and a new writer subscriber. 0:13
Set up your Personal Digital Space Set up your Personal Digital Space Configure the public writer profile, coauthor availability, blog, and published-book library. 1:02
Understand writer balances and added funds Understand writer balances and added funds Distinguish gift, credit, and payout balances and understand how funds support paid platform services. 0:23
Review writer reports and payouts Review writer reports and payouts Review transactions, statements, analytics, payout timing, withdrawals, tax links, and Stripe onboarding. 1:13

For readers

Find stories, explore their structure, and use Storyliner reading tools.

Video guide What you will learn Length
Browse books and authors Browse books and authors Find free or paid books, filter the catalog, search for authors, and open an author's Personal Digital Space. 0:55
Read and explore a Storyliner book Read and explore a Storyliner book Navigate chapters and branching paths, adjust reading tools, use word-level translation and vocabulary controls, and leave contextual feedback. 2:04

For writers

Create, organize, and develop writing projects from first setup through publication.

Video guide What you will learn Length
Create a writing project Create a writing project Configure a new linear or branching project, draft visibility, commercial settings, and reader access conditions. 1:45
Import a manuscript Import a manuscript Import a supported manuscript, configure project metadata, split chapters, and optionally extract character cards. 1:25
Create a writing Master Class Create a writing Master Class Configure the class ticket, capacity, price, schedule, refund window, announcement, and connected writing project. 1:33
Plan a book with Graphical Storyliner Plan a book with Graphical Storyliner Use Graphical Storyliner views to arrange chapters, planning details, grains, and the developing book structure. 2:21
Create character cards Create character cards Create reusable character-planning artifacts in the Artifact Management Board and add or generate portraits. 1:38
Track characters across a book Track characters across a book Connect character cards to chapters and review character presence across a complex story. 1:43
Create a multi-plotline book Create a multi-plotline book Convert a project to branching, add plotlines and fork grains, and connect alternate story paths visually. 2:05
Link story artifacts Link story artifacts Connect ordered characters, places, objects, scenes, and other artifacts with names and descriptions. 1:01

Co-writing

Invite another writer and establish the terms for working on a shared project.

Video guide What you will learn Length
Invite a coauthor and establish an agreement Invite a coauthor and establish an agreement Invite a coauthor, negotiate terms, define rights and revenue sharing, and understand contract creation and signing. 1:37